California Department of Social Services - State Hearings Division
Notes from the Training Bureau - April 14, 1997

Item 97-04-02K
CDHS ACWDL 96-63 -- November 22, 1996 (Synopsis): January 1997 Social Security Title II and Title XVI Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA) and Related Issues

Provides the following information:

• Instructions for computing the January 1997 COLA for Title II (Retirement, Survivor s and Disability Insurance) benefits.

• The 1997 In-Kind Support and Maintenance (ISM) Values for computing Pickle eligibility. (Enclosure 1)

• The 1997 SSI/SSP cash grant levels. (Enclosure 2)

• The 1997 Resource Limit for both Medi-Cal and Pickle cases. (Enclosure 3)

• The 1997 Pickle Disregard Computation Chart. (Enclosure 4)

• The 1997 Medicare Part B Premium which is $43.80.

• The Federal Benefit Rate (FBR) which is $484 for an individual and $726 for a couple (i.e., the SSI level).